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1 899-] Document No. 24. 55
POULTRY WOKK FOE 1898.
During the first half year, January 1st to June 30th, 1898,
the principal work of the Poultry Section was done in con-tinuation
of the experiments with breeds outlined above.
The feeding seemed to develop some differences among the
birds in some pens which seemed rather to indicate differ-ences
of age and maturity in the same yard and for several
yards.
The poultryman has not reported on this half year, hence
this note.
Following the completion of the record year, is a less care-ful
account of food to chickens than was previously given.
This was due to several causes, not the least of which was
the swarm of English sparrows which hung around and fed
with the fowls.
A record of food actually consumed by station fowls be-came
practically an impossibility. Several methods of rid-ding
the poultry section of this nuisance has been under
consideration. Feeding under houses all food except whole
corn has been tried, but the sparrows came back at some
time during the day for their feed while there is too much
trouble and too much confinement to birds to keep it up.
To poison sparrows is out of the question as the sparrows
falling in some of the yards will be eaten by the fowls.
Whiskey, in baited pans, has several times been tried, but
we have not caught any birds, though they have eaten the
soaked grain put out for them.
There has been some sickness among fowls where they
have been crowded into the small quarters used in summer.
Partly with scattering and partly by having built new
roosting places for fowls in Yard 3, the troubles seem to
have declined and birds are doing well, though few have
begun to lay yet.
The yards will be mated up for spring about January 1st,
1899.
Yery respectfully, Frank E. Emery,
December 5th, 1898. Agriculturist.

1 899-] Document No. 24. 55
POULTRY WOKK FOE 1898.
During the first half year, January 1st to June 30th, 1898,
the principal work of the Poultry Section was done in con-tinuation
of the experiments with breeds outlined above.
The feeding seemed to develop some differences among the
birds in some pens which seemed rather to indicate differ-ences
of age and maturity in the same yard and for several
yards.
The poultryman has not reported on this half year, hence
this note.
Following the completion of the record year, is a less care-ful
account of food to chickens than was previously given.
This was due to several causes, not the least of which was
the swarm of English sparrows which hung around and fed
with the fowls.
A record of food actually consumed by station fowls be-came
practically an impossibility. Several methods of rid-ding
the poultry section of this nuisance has been under
consideration. Feeding under houses all food except whole
corn has been tried, but the sparrows came back at some
time during the day for their feed while there is too much
trouble and too much confinement to birds to keep it up.
To poison sparrows is out of the question as the sparrows
falling in some of the yards will be eaten by the fowls.
Whiskey, in baited pans, has several times been tried, but
we have not caught any birds, though they have eaten the
soaked grain put out for them.
There has been some sickness among fowls where they
have been crowded into the small quarters used in summer.
Partly with scattering and partly by having built new
roosting places for fowls in Yard 3, the troubles seem to
have declined and birds are doing well, though few have
begun to lay yet.
The yards will be mated up for spring about January 1st,
1899.
Yery respectfully, Frank E. Emery,
December 5th, 1898. Agriculturist.